The price on a Treasury bond is 104.3625, with a yield to maturity of 3.45%. The price on a comparable maturity corporate bond is 103.75, with a yield to maturity of 4.59%. What is the approximate percentage value of the credit risk of the corporate bond

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Answer:

1.14%

Explanation:

Credit risk is the spread over the risk free bond. It is the difference between the yield to maturity of a risky bond and the yield to maturity of a risk free bond (the treasury bond)

4.59% - 3.45% = 1.14%